Fluorinated organosiloxane network composition

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an ink jet print head face plate. The ink jet print head face plate includes a face plate; and a siloxyfluorocarbon networked polymer disposed on the face plate. The siloxyfluorocarbon networked polymer is a polymerization product of a mixture including from about 2 to about 12 alkoxysilane precursor materials, wherein at least one of the alkoxysilane precursor materials is a hydrophobic alkoxysilane precursor material; and at least one of the alkoxysilane precursor materials is an aromatic alkoxysilane precursor material. The siloxyfluorocarbon networked polymer is insoluble in solvents selected from the group consisting of ketones, chlorinated solvents and ethers.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An ink jet print head face plate comprising:
 a face plate; and 
 a siloxyfluorocarbon networked polymer disposed on the face plate wherein the siloxyfluorocarbon networked polymer is a polymerization product of a mixture comprising from about 2 to about 12 alkoxysilane precursor materials, wherein at least one of the alkoxysilane precursor materials is a hydrophobic alkoxysilane precursor material; and at least one of the alkoxysilane precursor materials is an aromatic alkoxysilane precursor material, wherein a mole ratio of hydrophobic alkoxysilane precursor materials to aromatic alkoxysilane precursor materials is from about 1:9 to about 9:1, and wherein the siloxyfluorocarbon networked polymer is insoluble in solvents selected from the group consisting of ketones, chlorinated solvents and ethers. 
 
     
     
       2. The ink jet print head face plate according to  claim 1 , wherein the siloxyfluorocarbon networked polymer is the polymerization product of a mixture of from about 2 to about 8 alkoxysilane precursor materials. 
     
     
       3. The ink jet print head face plate according to  claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic alkoxysilane precursor material and the aromatic alkoxysilane precursor material are homogenously distributed in the siloxyfluorocarbon networked polymer. 
     
     
       4. The ink jet print head face plate according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one hydrophobic alkoxysilane precursor material is selected from the group consisting of linear hydrocarbons, branched hydrocarbons, linear fluoroalkanes, branched fluoroalkanes, and fluoroarenes. 
     
     
       5. The ink jet print head face plate according to  claim 1 , wherein aromatic alkoxysilane precursor material absorbs light at a predetermined wavelength. 
     
     
       6. The ink jet print head face plate according to  claim 1 , wherein aromatic alkoxysilane precursor material absorbs light at 248 nm. 
     
     
       7. The ink jet print head face plate according to  claim 1 , wherein the alkoxysilane precursor materials are bonded together via silicon oxide (Si—O—Si) linkages in a single system.